{"id":10665,"date":"2017-02-19T19:46:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T03:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=10665"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:58:11","slug":"thesun-facebk-brain-implants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/uncategorized\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/thesun-facebk-brain-implants\/","title":{"rendered":"Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Funds Bid to Develop Mind-Reading Brain Implants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Opening Insights<\/h2>\n\r\n\t<style>\r\n.rTable {    \r\ndisplay: table;    \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableRow {    \r\ndisplay: table-row; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-header-group;  \r\nwidth: 50%;\r\nbackground-color: #ddd;  \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableCell, .rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell;    \r\npadding: 3px 10px;  \r\nfont-size: 12px; \r\n\twidth: 50%;\r\nborder: 1px solid #FFFFFF; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableFoot {    \r\ndisplay: table-footer-group; \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\nbackground-color: #ddd; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableBody.Bold {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\n}\r\n\t\t\r\n.rTableBody.Italic {    \r\ndisplay: table-row-group; \r\nfont-style: italic;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<div class=\"article__subdeck theme__border-color\">\n<h3>Billionaire pays for research into 'neural recording', a creepy-sounding technique which could change the lives of people suffering serious illnesses<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"social social--article\">\n<div class=\"article-social__meta article-social__meta--comment-count\">\n<div class=\"article-social__share-icon\">FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg is funding the development of technology with the potential to read humans\u2019 minds.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<p>The billionaire\u00a0has just pledged to hand over\u00a0\u00a340 million to researchers working to combat deadly diseases.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Informational Insights<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>This cash will be distributed by the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, an organization which aims to \u201cenable doctors to cure, prevent or manage all diseases during our children\u2019s lifetime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the projects are likely to ring alarm bells among paranoid people who fear technological progress will come\u00a0at the expense of human freedom.<\/p>\n<p>One of the researchers who will receive funding is Dr. Rikky Muller, CEO and founder of a firm called Cortera.<\/p>\n<p>She is working to develop \u201cclinically viable and minimally invasive neural interfaces\u201d designed to be used by people suffering severe disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Muller hopes that recording brain activity will allow paralyzed people to control prosthetic limbs.<\/p>\n<p>Her implants can be placed inside the brain and have the potential to change people\u2019s behavior by altering their \u201cphysiological responses\u201d \u2013 the term for reactions which take place in response to external stimuli.<\/p>\n<p>One famous physiological response is the fight or flight response, which readies people for conflict or escape when confronted with a threat.<\/p>\n<p>They work by monitoring the electrical signals sent within the brain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/2814660\/mark-zuckerberg-funds-bid-to-record-humans-thoughts-and-alter-their-behaviour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click to Read More...<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Possibilities for Consideration<\/h2>\n<h3>Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.<br \/>\nBeing willing is not enough; we must do.<br \/>\n<\/em>LEONARDO DA VINCI<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<div class=\"rTable\">\n\n\n<div class=\"rTableRow\">\n\n\n<div class=\"rTableCell\">\n\n>&nbsp;Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/2814660\/mark-zuckerberg-funds-bid-to-record-humans-thoughts-and-alter-their-behaviour\/\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/lookinglass_wide-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/lookinglass_wide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/lookinglass_wide.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Express your thoughts,\ncomments, questions and experience\nabout this post in the SocraticQ&#x2122;.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>\"Let\u2019s make the dream big enough for everybody\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">~ Richard Jorgensen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rTableCell\">&nbsp;\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 450px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\" src=\"\/\/socraticq.awarecomm.com\/s\/1-1-a\/smll_sd_soq\/facebk-brain-implnts\/pwicolab-blg\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Opening Insights Billionaire pays for research into 'neural recording', a creepy-sounding technique which could change the lives of people suffering serious illnesses FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg is funding the development of technology with the potential <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/uncategorized\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/thesun-facebk-brain-implants\/\" title=\"Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Funds Bid to Develop Mind-Reading Brain Implants\">[...]<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,12,22,91,49,89,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emod-blog","category-co-lab","category-community","category-finance-co-lab-blogs","category-leadership-co-lab-blogs","category-technology-co-lab-blogs","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-287227.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10665"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23646,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10665\/revisions\/23646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}